Former NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart died Thursday after battle with stage 4 cancer.
Professional wrestling veteran "Black Bart" Richard Harris sadly passed away Thursday morning at the age of 76.
Harris' wife Linda made the announcement via social media, saying her husband had lost a lengthy battle with cancer. “You might know him as Black Bart but to me he was my husband Ricky. He left us this morning. He was pronounced at 5:26 this morning. He is Resting In Peace“Richard Harris announced his stage 4 cancer diagnosis in 2023 and late last year, it was reported by Dutch Mantell on hisOne of his former students, WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield took to social media Thursday night to pay a touching tribute to his mentor.
Black Bart took me under his wing and taught me how to be a professional wrestler. We were tag champs in Texas-but we were also just buddies. We sat together in the dressing room while Bart spit in his trashcan and constantly joked about everything. Bart meant the world to me. I…"Black Bart took me under his wing and taught me how to be a professional wrestler. We were tag champs in Texas-but we were also just buddies.
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